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Chinese symbol for “coaster”

杯垫
bēi diàn
Traditional: 杯墊
(beverage) coaster

The closest CC-CEDICT match for coaster is 杯垫 (bēi diàn), defined as: (beverage) coaster.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

杯 bēi
cup, glass; measure word for liquids
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes
垫 diàn
cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another
radical 32 ⼟ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 杯垫.

WordPinyinMeaning
杯子bēi zicup; glass
奖杯 (獎杯)jiǎng bēitrophy cup
酒杯jiǔ bēiwine cup
举杯 (舉杯)jǔ bēito toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast
罩杯zhào bēicup (bra size)
圣杯 (聖杯)shèng bēiHoly Grail
床垫 (床墊)chuáng diànmattress; 张 (zhāng)
垫底 (墊底)diàn dǐto put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime

See also: Japanese symbol for “coaster”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.